Peru - Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Peru was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2001 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2007.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.700
2001 0.700
2002 0.600
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.400
2008 0.400
2009 0.500
2010 0.500
2011 0.500
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

Development Relevance: Mortality rates due to unintentional poisoning remains relatively high in low income countries. This indicator implicates inadequate management of hazardous chemicals and pollution, and of the effectiveness of a country’s health system.

Limitations and Exceptions: Some countries do not have death registration data or sample registration systems. The estimates on this indicator need to be completed with other type of information for these countries.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Mortality